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Weekly photo challenge: monument
This was the monument to Golden Easter eggs at the conclusion of an Easter egg trail at Mottisfont Abbey.It took us 2 hours of searching for clues and attempting to shift an immovable 2 year old at...
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Mottisfont and the mosaic angel
A year ago we spent the day at Mottisfont and my camera battery died . We decided to go there again for an Easter egg trail and guess what , frustratingly my camera battery was uncharged so these are...
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Post card from Cragside house
We have just had a wild, cold and damp week in Northumberland but despite the lack of summer sun , I am truly in love with the county. Here are a few postcard snaps of the inside of Cragside ,It was...
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Lux at Cragside
To celebrate light and innovation at Cragside House, Imogen Cloet exhibited “illumine” to reference the incandescent light bulb. Perhaps I am a light bulb geek as I loved the design of the bulbs...
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Postcard from Cragside estate
The air was so fresh and unpoluted. It felt wholesome just strolling through the estate . Strolling ceased and we all broke into a run when the heavens opened and soaked us all.
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Postcard from Basildon Park gardens
The sun was shining and we needed an outing. The picnic was packed and after an hours drive ,we finally plonked ourselves in some deck chairs to eat whlist the kids ran around like mad things ....
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Postcard from Downton Abbey’s Grantham House aka Basildon Park
So it was the Christmas 2013 special at Downton but the Crawleys relocated to their London residence Grantham House. Many of the interior scenes were shot at Basildon Park ( see...
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Lofty hill…
The Autumn Go, sit upon the lofty hill, And turn your eyes around, Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them — The summer flowers depart — Sit still —...
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Bliss
An afternoon spent making then attempting to fly kites and finally hiding in the grass maze at the wonderfully peaceful Uppark House. My new favourite place to chill.
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